MolluscaBase - Archachatina simplex (E. A. Smith, 1878)

MolluscaBase name details

Archachatina simplex (E. A. Smith, 1878)

AphiaID

1289852 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1289852)

Classification

Status

unaccepted > superseded combination

Accepted name

Cochlitoma simplex (E. A. Smith, 1878)

Rank

Species

Parent

Archachatina Albers, 1850

Original name

Achatina simplex E. A. Smith, 1878

Environment

~~marine~~, ~~brackish~~, ~~fresh~~, terrestrial

Original description

(of Achatina simplex E. A. Smith, 1878) Smith, E. A. (1878). Description of new species of Achatina. <em>Quarterly Journal of Conchology.</em> 1 (15): 346–352., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16252381
page(s): 350 [details]

Taxonomic citation

MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Archachatina simplex (E. A. Smith, 1878). Accessed at: https://molluscabase.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1289852 on 2025-09-11

Taxonomic edit history

Date

action

2018-08-12 08:05:34Z

created

Herbert, David

2022-08-30 07:32:28Z

changed

Neubauer, Thomas A.

2023-12-23 12:38:18Z

changed

Herbert, David

Licensing

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Sources (2)

original description (of Achatina simplex E. A. Smith, 1878) Smith, E. A. (1878). Description of new species of Achatina. <em>Quarterly Journal of Conchology.</em> 1 (15): 346–352., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16252381
page(s): 350 [details]

basis of record Herbert, D. & Kilburn, D. (2004). Field guide to the land snails and slugs of eastern South Africa. Pietermaritzburg: Natal Museum. [v] + 336 pp.
page(s): 143 [details] Available for editors

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